Meaning
patrol, rounds
- a regular patrol or inspection by police, guards, or soldiers
- a group of people carrying out a patrol
In a sentence
La guardia giurata fa la ronda ogni due ore.
The security guard does the rounds every two hours.
I carabinieri erano di ronda vicino alla stazione.
The police were on patrol near the station.
Nessuna ronda notturna ha notato movimenti sospetti nel quartiere.
No night patrol noticed suspicious movements in the neighborhood.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ronda | feminine · singular |
| ronde | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often heard in the fixed prepositional phrase 'di ronda' (on patrol, on duty).